PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, f i g h t. Harper has chosen Long Way Round - Stereophonics as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Stu Harper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Pendragon
vs
Harper

180 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Harper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown. Pendragon tries to sprawl out of it but Harper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pendragon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stu Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pendragon. That did some damage!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pendragon has Harper pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pendragon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harper tumbling to the mat - Pendragon dives into Harper's guard.
Pendragon tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pendragon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pendragon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pendragon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pendragon throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper keeping moving, preventing Pendragon from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pendragon looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pendragon is keeping the position for now.
Pendragon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harper wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to stand but Pendragon is controlling from the bottom.
Pendragon trying to control the position here.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. George Pendragon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Harper moves in looking to clinch but Pendragon pushes him off.
Harper throws a head kick that misses.
Pendragon shoots in but Harper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Harper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Harper keeps Pendragon at a distance using the push kick.
Harper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Harper thuds his shin into the meat of Pendragon's side.
Harper feints a jab promting Pendragon to slip. Harper then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pendragon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.

Harper scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pendragon regains half guard.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pendragon is trying to get back to full guard.
Harper tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pendragon controls his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Pendragon manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Harper dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harper walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pendragon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harper wants to land a leg kick but Pendragon is out of range.
Harper scores with a decent looking hook.
Pendragon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harper wants to clinch
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harper throws a push kick but Pendragon slaps the foot to one side.

Pendragon closes the distance and pushes Harper back into the cage.
Pendragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Harper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pendragon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harper's waist but Harper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pendragon off to one side.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Harper throws a nice head kick!
Harper tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Pendragon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harper.
Harper throws a sloppy head kick and Pendragon moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with the combination.
Harper misses with a head kick.
Harper scores with a jab to the body.
Harper shoots in but Pendragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stu Harper.
Harper scores with a one two! Pendragon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Harper cracks the inside of Pendragon's front leg.
Pendragon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Pendragon feints and as Harper raises his hands in defense, Pendragon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pendragon trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Harper has momentary wrist control but Pendragon slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper trying to control the position.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harper's head.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pendragon.
Pendragon throwing strikes but missing.
Harper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pendragon manages to get himself to full guard.
Harper trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper wants to stand and escape but instead Pendragon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harper trying to control the position.
Pendragon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pendragon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon connects with a couple of short punches.
Pendragon throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Pendragon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Harper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Harper clinches.

Pendragon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pendragon's best efforts.
Harper wants to improve his position but Pendragon is controlling well.
Harper trying to control here.
Pendragon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Harper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pendragon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pendragon slips a nice elbow through Harper's hands, connecting with Harper's forehead.
Pendragon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon lands strikes from half guard.
George Pendragon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper is not content to let Pendragon control the position.
Pendragon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Harper trying to control from the bottom.
Harper has hold of Pendragon's hands but Pendragon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pendragon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Pendragon.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper is looking to stand up but Pendragon isn't so interested in that idea.
Pendragon trying to control but Harper is working from the bottom.
Pendragon chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harper pulls Pendragon in to control the position.
Pendragon is in close to Harper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Pendragon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pendragon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pendragon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harper's head.
Pendragon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pendragon landing with the ground and pound.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon is in close to Harper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pendragonis looking to pass into half guard but Harper pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Harper is in guard.
Harper wants to stand but Pendragon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pendragon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harper preventing the sweep.
Pendragon has Harper pulled in close to control his posture.

Stu Harper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pendragon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Pendragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That kick from Harper tenderised Pendragon's leg. Pendragon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stu Harper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pendragon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Pendragon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pendragon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Pendragon!
George Pendragon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.